869: Triple-double at half-time
After the first quarter, the Heat were all but destroyed.
Although the difference of 14 points is not an insurmountable gap.
But with Spoelstra already out of action, it will be difficult for him to recover even if he is only two points away.
Put the Grizzlies on the shot? The 60% shooting rate in the first quarter is the end!
Don't shrink to let Link single? Lohr. Deng will be beaten to autism.
At the moment, with the Heat's existing personnel reserves, they are unable to make any effective adjustments.
Spoelstra decided to bet on the Grizzlies' hand, believing that the Grizzlies' shooting percentage in the first quarter was simply because of their good hand.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Lore. Deng assisted on McRoberts' dunk. It looks like this is the beginning of the Heat's counterattack.
But in the end, people realized that what they thought was the beginning was already over.
In the second quarter, the Grizzlies' shooting performance from mid-to-long range remained solid.
Even Carter Sr., who came off the bench, punished the Heat's defense with his shots.
The Grizzlies have a high shooting percentage that has remained above 60 percent.
Finally, in the fifth minute of the second quarter, Spoelstra relented when the Grizzlies stretched the margin to 20 points.
"Reinstate man-to-man defense, we can't give them a chance to shoot anymore!"
The Filipino coach knew that doing so would be akin to suicide. Unless the Heat also play offense that can match Link, the 20-point margin will basically not be able to catch up.
On the other side, Dave. Joggle also predicted the changes Spoelstra would make. He looked at Link, and before he could speak, Link smiled, "Don't worry, our losing streak won't grow any longer." ”
Link stepped back onto the pitch with a bang, and from now on, he took over the game!
After returning from a timeout, the Heat's first offense, McRoberts' cutting layup was chased by Link.
McRoberts wasn't a good No. 4 with a good passing vision, so he got Lor. After Deng's pass, all he had in his eyes was the basket.
He thought that a small character like himself would not be targeted by Link, and as a result, Link used a chase to tell him how wrong he was.
In a subsequent defensive session, the Heat clearly reverted back to man-marking.
So Link borrowed cover and drove straight in, and under Bosh's weak resistance, he succeeded in the dunk!
"Damn, it's just merciless......" Seeing that the "Dragon King" who once dominated one side was ravaged by Link at will, Hubi. Brown felt that it was miserable enough.
Link felt that he was full of strength, which was probably the bonus of being at his best.
First caught Wade, and now he blocked Bosh, Link feels like he's completely omnipotent today!
The 22-point margin was dead on the Heat, and they were almost powerless.
But at least until the end of this half, Link won't stop yet.
After that shot, Link has blasted down a horrible stat of 13 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 steals.
If there's one stat Link hasn't been able to get up to now, it's a mistake.
Hubi. Brown looked at Link's stats sheet and then at the game time.
"Maybe Link can get a triple-double in half a game?"
"Huh!?" Listen to Hubi. Brown said this suddenly, and Chris next to him. Webb was taken aback.
It is not easy to have a triple-double in the whole game, and a triple-double in the half is ......
Webb swallowed, Link's comeback looked like it would be perfect.
The biggest problem right now is rebounding, and it's not easy to grab five rebounds in seven minutes.
But just one round later, Link added another number to his rebounding stats.
It was Gasol's free throw, and after the first was hit, the Spaniard made the second free throw.
As a result, on the second free throw, Gasol's shot bounced twice on the basket.
Just when everyone was waiting under the basket for the basketball to fall, Link suddenly rushed out and made up for the dunk at the moment when the basketball slipped!
The perfect combination of speed and bounce is vividly embodied by Link.
This ball is very much like Aaron. Iverson made up for the free throw that year, but Iverson couldn't get a triple-double at halftime.
The margin has widened further, and Spoelstra has fallen to the bench.
This game is completely a one-sided slaughter.
When James was there, the Heat couldn't compete with Link. In James' absence, Link is even more lawless.
And just like that, Link began his lawless performance.
In the fourth minute before the end of the second quarter, Link stole Kerr's pass to Wade, quickly pushed back and then assisted Conley for a layup and his eighth assist.
In the next round, McRoberts hit a three-pointer and Link picked up his seventh rebound.
After grabbing the rebound, Link counterattacked with a long pass in the backcourt. Butler receives the basketball and pushes Wade to the rim.
This time, Wade couldn't stop the young Butler, and Link had his ninth assist!
Everyone's eyes were glued to the big screen and the data on it.
The difference between the two teams is no longer important, what matters is every technical statistic of Link.
With each increase in Link's stats, fans cheered excitedly.
With each increase in Link's stats, Spoelstra's heart was pounded.
It wasn't until 2.3 seconds before the end of the second quarter that Link scored his 23rd point on a back-to-back jumper defended by Lore Deng that a new franchise record was born.
"Three pairs, three pairs! Cheer, Link had a triple-double in the first half of the game, the first in Grizzlies history! It's incredible, his comeback really left the Heat helpless! "Hubby. Bryn's eyes widened.
With 23 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks, Link had a beautiful triple-double in just half time!
Although it had long been known that Link would end the first half with a triple-double, when the whistle really blew at the end of the first half, everyone felt incredible.
When a miracle does happen, no one can rest easy.
A triple-double in the half, it's not just a Grizzlies all-time record.
Throughout the history of the NBA, there have been three times since statistics began!
Bird in 1987, Kevin in 1997. Johnson and Kidd in 2010 are among the few players to achieve a half-time triple-double.
Known as the all-around LeBron. James couldn't hit a triple-double in half-time either!
Link, on the other hand, has done what only a very few people can do.
By halftime, the Heat had trailed by 26 points, and the Grizzlies were still shooting 59 percent from the field.
But all these stats are overshadowed by Link's half-time triple-double!
At halftime, Link was invited to speak to reporters on the sidelines.
"A triple-double at half-time, that's a great achievement! Tell me Link, tell me how you did it! This thing, and Draymond. Is Green's provocation related? ”
Link scratched his head, not very excited, as if he could get a triple-double with a casual effort, "Draymond. Green? What's the matter with him? As we all know, he's a piece of trash! Can his stats compare to mine? Obviously, I couldn't have focused on someone like him. ”
Link spread his hands with a look of disdain.
After this time, it is estimated that no one will dare to pretend to be data in front of Link.